Fairland | |
Native Name: | Fairland |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.1289°N 27.9458°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | D10 |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | City of Johannesburg |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Subdivision Name4: | Johannesburg |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.29 |
Population Total: | 9127 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 22.0% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 3.4% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 6.3% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 67.0% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.3% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 55.8% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 27.9% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info3: | 3.3% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.6% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 10.3% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2170 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 2030 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Fairland is a residential suburb in northern Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The area is neighboured by Northcliff, Cresta and Darrenwood and is one of the most leafy suburbs in the city. Fairland was developed on land that was originally a farm called Weltevreden.Statistics indicate that Fairland has some of the lowest crime statistics within Johannesburg.[2]
Major shopping centres around Fairland include: Cresta Shopping Centre, Clearwater Shopping Centre, EL Corro Shopping Centre, Fairland Walk Shopping Centre, Trade Centre, Makro etc.
There are a number of schools in the area, namely Laerskool Fairland, and Cliffview Primary School.